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Print version ISSN 0034-7094

Rev. Bras. Anestesiol. vol.55 no.2 Campinas Mar./Apr. 2005

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0034-70942005000200012

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Morbidly Obese Patients and
Tracheal Intubation

Dear Mrs. Editor,

Based on publications in which some authors propose
the placement of pillows under the shoulders and head of obese patients to help
tracheal intubation, Dr. Ricardo Francisco Simoni has developed a very useful
device. It is a trapezoidal device, fruit of observation of the position obtained
with pillows.

I have encouraged Dr. Ricardo to send a Letter
to the Editor aiming at spreading his invention. This device is routinely used
in our service for tracheal intubation of obese patients and we have called
it "Simoni's Trapeze" in analogy with "Crawford's Wedge".